Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-23
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McCormok at Lake Worth is building
$4,000 residence.
There is talk OF organizing another
camp of Confederate Veterans at Jack
sonville.
The DeLand depot is nearly completed.
1t is the largest aud one of the best on
the line OF the ROAD.
George Frost, OF Boston, has bought
nine lots at Brooksville, on each of
which he will immediately erect cottage
to rent.
Iron tor constructing horse car line
from GAINESVILLE to Newnan's Lake, to
connect VIII steamer 10 Windsor, has
DLen ordered.
The recent wreck on the Cedar Key
branch Of the Florida Railway and NaVi-
CATION, near outer creek, VIII cost The
railroad about 500 900.
Ihc Nes5ls MIX and Quinn, who have
twenty live acres in beans just out OF
BrookSYlA!e, bognn Shipping this week.
IlClr crop promises to 10 large one.
The frame Tor the now Presbyterian
churcE Oh the Boulevard, at DeLand, 10
up and glves promise OF a fine building,
IL VIII 10 the largest aud finest church
edifCe IN town.
At joint meeting OF the Monroe COun-
" Press Association full arrangements
nave been made TO meet and entertain the
state Press Association 10 assemble at
Key West IN May.
r. NJ. Wallis, of Mill Village. Erie
county, Pa, proposes, IL sufficiently en-
cOuraged, TO establish at BrOoksvIlle
planning mill with boiler, engine and all
machinery complete.
Tue first sturgeon fish known to have
been caught in Lake Monroe was re-
celved by L. Gillespie, OF the Sanford Fish
Company, Monday. The fish was small
one OF its kind, Weighing only ten pounds.
The enterpFising citizens OF CRYSTAL
river are III earnest ABOUT having til
Sara Sofa, Orlando ana Guif railroad
reach them, They have already IaIs- It
$4,000 OF the $4,000 asked for b. the rail-
road company.
Mrs. henry Ward Beecher ana Mrs,
Harriet Beecher Stowe ana nieuc arrived
in Jacksonville SUNDAY in "a Nsnn boz
DOR car via the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia ana savannah, Florida ana
Western railroads.
During a nance given by the co!ored
people at IltusYile last Saturday night,
one OF the participants became hostile ana
cleartd the room by dischargIng "A pis-
lOi. lie WAS hotly pursued by an officer,
Out made hIs mistake.
The steamers Indian River and Haul
over were examined by Inspector liam
mond at The wharf at Melbourne last
Friday. Tne Indian River passed Il very
creditaDle examination, but the HRul0Ver
JAILED To pass because OF deit cLiVe flues
A party of Cuban gentlemen Est at
Key West Tuesday tor tho purpose OF
raising the sum OF $25C coo 10 es aU!ish .
college Tor boys ut by " est. IL is It.
ported That Mr. Gdtu VIII donate q lot Oh
WGicd suitable building will soon be
erected.
Inc following are the newly elected
officers OF the cIGy 81 toChledsc: Mayor,
Gardner >. Hardee; Alderman, Messrs
Lyman Barnes, Z. Il Ma ruder, Josepl
Paxton, DR.. W. l.. HugnleuL aud Il. I.
May; MHrsnai, W. Monkey; Town CLERK,
ii II. Wilkinson.
The depot at Dade City was destroyed
oy hre Wednesday night, with aii It's con-
tents, incIudlne express Packages and
telegraph nXtures. At Is believed to have
been set gu die by lightning. as there
was heavy storm prevailing ut the
time with terrific electric display.
The st. Augustine Yacht CLUB VIII hold
their annual regatta To-day, and IN tle
evening viii give promenade reception
and hop at the st. AIE us line Hotel. ThIs
club is composed Ut alicihe society gem
tlemen VINO mako the ancient CITY their
no obstacle 10 lie in the way OF making
their Tegattas ana annual receptions
LONG to De remem bered by their many
friends.
A two.lncu pipe is being put down on
L, J.. NiicoX's lot in bereslOrd, NoiusIa
county, at iorty ieet. He struck tlow
ot pure water vi 1000 gallons per hour
lie then put another pipe OF the same y4Ze
thirty feet from the 1rst well aud has
ilf,s -
on TO one hundred feet, when be expects
TO get sulphur water, the same as at the
celebrated Blue Spring, which Is only
three miles south OF Beresford.
eAt DeLand the Old school house build
ing, lately the Presby terrain church, has
reached its final resting place. IL was
tho first lUblc building in the town,
having been GSected Ia 1916 and used for
years rs public school and Union
church. when Mr.. GerSln purchased the
lot on which IL stood he gave the bulldog
10 the city. The Council have moved II ~
tue city lot on indiana avenue and are TO
lit IL up for public meetings aud enter
talnments.
Suit has been entered In the fernando
county Circuit Court by ID. ID. Nsnni-
gerLOlE against DR.. 5. Stringer, Chair.
man OF the Democratic Executive Com
mittee. and Messrs. Pedrick aud Will
llans, inspectors OF the KlchlanQ D0N OF
the county election. The suit is an
action for libel, damages being placed at
$4,000, and is understood 10 nave orIglS
mated in the publication in the fernando
News on Marcn 4OfinjurIous expressions
contained in the statement of the Rich.
land inspectors.
The Board OF Public instruction has
been compelled TO order the closing OF the
Monroe county public schools at the end
OF the present. month IN consequence OF
the want Of funds to continue the same.
1t appears to be strange that the school
fund Is ia the condition ii is, so that the
term had 10 be reduced from nine months
to but five. Strange, because since the
last year the value OF real estate IN the
county has trebled In value, ami with the
same assessments for scnOol purposes the
amount raised ought 10 have been in pro-
portion.
The first beans--two crates-were
shipped on Friday from Nicanopy for this
season. kvinstOn followed close in the
wake with i've crates on Saturday morn
ing, shipped by Sir. Shuttleworth. Mr.
ohuttlew0rth has nearly an acre OF white
and red Bermuda onions, which are now
over two inches IN diameter. lie expects
d yield OF 900 bushels from his acre, all of
which he raised from tho seed. Mr.. Whit.
tlemore takes tho lead on cuCumbers,
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